Results 12,321-12,340 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have no plans to provide funding for the employment of support workers in playschools. As the Deputy is aware, the programme for government commits to ensuring early intervention for pre-school children with special educational needs. My Department is currently considering this issue. The timing of the implementation of such an intervention will be...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In May 2002, my Department approved the provision of 175 additional therapy training places to tackle shortages of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as identified in the report "Current and Future Supply and Demand Conditions in the Labour Market for Certain Professional Therapists", which was undertaken by Dr. Peter Bacon and Associates in 2001 on...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As previously outlined to the Deputy in my response to this question on 13th November, 2007, I am pleased to confirm that in line with my Department's circular 0034/2007, the school in question has the minimum of 44 hours required to retain 2 learning support/resource (LS/RT) teaching posts for the 2007/2008 school year. A letter confirming this position issued to the school on 22nd August 2007.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has spent â¬270.7m towards the construction of permanent school buildings and â¬3.7m on the purchase of temporary accommodation to the end of October 2007. These figures are exclusive of spending on projects approved under the Summer Works Programme which to date this year has spent â¬95m. The total spend on rented accommodation to the end of October 2007 has been â¬25.8m....
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The breakdown of the 2008 building project between the devolved and other schemes has not yet been determined.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of new school building on a greenfield site has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will be required in order to determine the long term projected staffing figure on which the school's accommodation needs...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department recently received a revised contract sum in respect of the new primary school referred to by the Deputy. As the documentation was not accompanied by a Quantity Surveyor's report, officials in my Department are now conducting a financial analysis of the revised contract sum. When the assessment is complete my Department will be in contact with the school's Board of Management....
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that the education of children with special educational needs is a key policy priority for the Government. Much has been done in this area in terms of delivering additional teaching and care supports. The report in question is wide ranging and makes many recommendations in relation to the development of mental health policy generally as well as a number of...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Agreement was reached between the trustees of the three existing post primary schools in Skibbereen to amalgamate into a single school. The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works (OPW) was requested to source a suitable site to facilitate this amalgamation. To date, however, the sourcing of a green field site has proved very difficult. Following advertisement a number of...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The number of civil servants based currently in my Department in Dublin who have applied to decentralise is 179. One hundred and thirty seven (154) of these applicants wish to decentralise with my Department, while 25 wish to decentralise with other organisations. To date my Department has been able to accommodate 48 officers who applied to decentralise in a location of their choice outside...
- Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It is in the post.
- Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: No doubt.
- Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I never said any such thing.
- Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: If the Deputy wants to know what I am saying, he should learn how to lip read.
- Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: That is because the Opposition is allowed debate for 40 minutes.
- Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: That was the Taoiseach.
- Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Some 17,000 work with people with special needs.
- Coast Guard Services. (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Transport. The matter tabled did not refer to Malin Head or Valentia and, therefore, the reply is more general than the Deputies would like. However, I will highlight their concerns to the Minister.
- Coast Guard Services. (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I will address the issues raised on behalf of the Minister of the Transport, and the Irish Coast Guard is relevant to his Department. I am pleased to confirm that the decentralisation of 50 staff from the Department of Transport and the Road Safety Authority, RSA, to Loughrea was among the priority moves in the Government's decentralisation programme and it is complete. With regard to RSA...
- Schools Building Projects. (21 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity of outlining to this House my Department's position regarding the provision of a new school premises for Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille, Cill Tiarnáin. The proposed project involves the construction of a new two-storey, 16-classroom generic repeat design school. Planning permission and a fire certificate has been obtained and the tender report for the...